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Ezinsukwini eziyishumi nje ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-Apple Music, bekubukeka sengathi umsebenzi wamagama amakhulu anjengo-Adele, Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, The National, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver nabanye ngeke utholakale ku-Apple Music entsha. isevisi yokusakaza. Inhlangano yesambulela yezitudiyo zabo zokuqopha nabashicileli, i-Merlin Network, i-Beggars Group, okungukuthi ayizange iyamukele imigomo enikezwa i-Apple, okungukuthi isikhathi sesivivinyo sezinyanga ezintathu lapho abadali bokuqukethwe bengeke bakhokhelwe.

NgeSonto, nokho, ukujoyina amalebula amarekhodi amaningi azimele, uTaylor Swift ushicilele incwadi yakhe evuliwe, lapho egxeka khona lezi zimo. U-Eddy Cue uphendule ngokushesha kulokhu futhi wamemezela ukuthi i-Apple kubaculi uzokhokha ngisho izinyanga ezintathu, okuzoba mahhala kubasebenzisi. Njengoba iMerlin neBeggars Group ingasenaso isizathu sokungabambisani ne-Apple Music, basayine inkontileka.

Umqondisi weMerlin wathumela incwadi emalungwini ayo ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili eqala ngamagama (wathola amagama aphelele ale ncwadi. Billboard, uzoyithola lapha):

ILungu le-Merlin elithandekayo,
Ngiyajabula ukumemezela ukuthi i-Apple inqume ukukhokhela konke ukusetshenziswa kwe-Apple Music ngesikhathi sesivivinyo samahhala ngokudlala ngakunye futhi isilungise neminye imigomo embalwa amalungu axhumane nayo ngqo ne-Apple. Siyajabula ukweseka inkontileka nalezi zinguquko.

Kodwa-ke, kuyiqiniso ukuthi i-Apple inezinkontileka ezisayinwe namalungu ngamanye okuncike kuzo izimo ezithile. Endabeni ye-Apple Music, ukubambisana okuqondile ne-Merlin Network kusungulwa okokuqala, futhi zombili izinhlangothi zivulekele ukuyikhulisa esikhathini esizayo.

I-Apple Music manje isiphinde yasekela i-Worldwide Independent Network, umphakathi womhlaba wonke wezitudiyo zokuqopha ezizimele nabashicileli abahlanganisa izinhlangano eziningi ezizimele zikazwelonke. Enye yazo yi-American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), ebigxeka i-Apple Music ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule.

I-PIAS Recordings, ithimba lezinkampani ezizimele zokurekhoda zase-Belgian, nayo iphawule esidlangalaleni ngezinguquko zemigomo. I-CEO yayo, u-Adrian Pope, uthe nakuba kungase kubonakale sengathi isizathu esiyinhloko sokushintsha imigomo kwe-Apple kwakuyincwadi evuliwe kaTaylor Swift, empeleni i-PIAS Recordings nabanye abaningi babekade bexoxisana nomdondoshiya waseMelika amasonto ambalwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uPapa uzwakalise ukwaneliseka kwakhe ngezimo ezintsha, athi zizuzisa ngempela izitudiyo zokuqopha ezizimele kanye namaciko, okuthi, phakathi kwezinye izinto, okungenani esimweni samalungu e-PIAS, aqinisekiswe "inkundla yokudlala efanelekile yabo bonke".

Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Apple Music ngeke iphucwe umsebenzi wabaculi abaningi abaziwayo uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinsiza eziningi zokusakaza. Ngaphezu kwalokho, nokho, okuqukethwe okuzobe kukhethekile kusevisi ye-Apple kuyaqala ukuvela. Isibonelo sakhe sokuqala ingoma entsha kaPharrell ethi, Freedom. Ingxenye yayo isivele izwakale kwesinye sezikhangiso ku-Apple Music, futhi uPharell wabelane ngemizuzwana embalwa namuhla ku-Twitter naku-Facebook ngevidiyo efaka imininingwane yokuthi yonke ingoma izotholakala ku-Apple Music kuphela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona nokuqagela ukuthi i-albhamu entsha ka-Kanye West, i-SWISH, ngeke iphelele ku-Apple Music, kodwa imininingwane yakamuva iphakamisa ukuthi ngeke ikhishwe kuze kube yikwindla.

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Umthombo: Billboard, IQINISO, TheQuietusICultofMac
Photo: UBen Houdijk
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